Elevated conveyer.



l t l inner upper ends by a notch 4.

. 5 QYKEABLE COPY HUGO c. RASSMANN, or BEAvE'n 1mm, WISCONSIN.

ELEVATED coNvEYna.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. llnco C. Rassiuxx, of Beaver Dam. in the county of Dodge and State of Wisconsin. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elevated Conveyers; and I do hereby declare the fol lowingto be a full. clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to' makc and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in elevated conveyers and more particularly to litter carriers-the object of the invention being to provide simple and cllieient means for tripping the pivotally supported recep tacle of the device for permitting the same to dump and to so constructthe tripping means that theireasy. sure and automatic operation shall be assured.

With this object in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construc tion and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings. Figure l is an elevation of a litter carrier embodyin, my improvements. and Fig. 2 is a detail view.

1 represents a box.or receptacle, to one end of which the bracket "is secured and said bracket is provided at its upper end with laterally projecting inclined flanges 3, the flanges 3 being separated at their A pintlc 5 is located at each end of the box or receptaclc and serves for the pivotal "attachment of the vertical arms 6 of a bail 7' with said box or receptacle. To the upper horizontal member 8 of'the bail 7. near the respective ends thereof. hangers 9 are secured and in these hangers wheels 10 are mounted and.

adapted to run on a rail or wire 11.

A plate 12 is secured to the inner face of one vertical member 6 of the bail and provided at its respective ends with inwardly projecting lugs 13 having holes for the passage of a locking bar 14.the 'hole in the upper lug 13 being preferably somewhat elongated so as to permit: free movement of the locking bar when the latter is operated as hereinafter explained. The locking-bar 14 is guided in its movements by the perforated lug 13 and is held by the latter a sutlicient distance from the bail, member to prevent its being frozen to the latter." The V I Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed November 18, 1910. Serial No. 593,039.

Patented May 16, 1911.

lower end of the locking bar 14 enters the notch t of bracket 9. and thus normallylocks .the box ,or receptacle in position.

is pivoted. The upper horizontalmembec 8 of the bail is provided centrally between its en'ds wit-h a hole for the passage of a sleeve or tube 19 having a; lowerthreaded end for the reception of a nut 20. The sleeve 19 is adj'ustablysecured in this way to the bail and projects upwardly from the member 8 of the latter. The trip-pin or rod 18- passes freely through the tube 19 and is provided at its upper end with. a head 21 to engage a trip arm or plate 22 attached to the tracker wire 11 and provided at its 7 respective ends with beveled portions. A-

hood .23 is secured to the trip-pin or rod 18 a short distance below the head of the latter and embraces the upper portion of the sleeve 19 so as to prevent the entrance of moisture into the latter. whereby the freezing or stickingof the trip-pm or rod in the guid ing tube 19 will be avoided. v

Itv is apparent that. during the travel of the carrier and the engagement of the trip pin-or rod 18 with the trip-arm or plate 22.

said trip-pin or rod will be depressed, causing: the lever 17 to turn on its fulcrum and raise the rod or bar 14 out ofengagemcnt with the notch 4 of braeket2 on the box or receptacle and thereby release the latter so as to permitit to dump.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is. j

1. An elevated carrier:comprisiuga bail, a receptacle pivotally supported therein and provided with a notched member. a locking bar. to cooperate with said notched member. a perforated guide plate ontlie bail for said locking bar and spaced from the bail. an arm depending from the top member of the vb'ailand provided with a vertical elongated slot, a lever passing freely through the slot in said depending arm and pivotallv connected at one end with the locking bar; a

1 PY.- v tri t i he other end tached to said lever and passing through i of idlever, and a guide tubefor said trip said guide-tube, and a hood carried by said pin' secured to the top member of the bail. trip-pin and embracing the upper portion 2. An elevated carrier, comprising a bail, of said guide-tube. 5 a receptacle pivotally supported therein, a In testimony whereof, I have signed this locking-bar mounted on the bail and cotiperspecification in the presence of two subscribating with said receptacle to hold the latter I ing witnesses. normally fixed witlnn the bail, a-lever piv- 4 HUGO C. RASSJNIANN. otally supported by the bail and attached Witnesses: 10 to said locking-bar, a guide tube secured to WILLIALLVVILLIAMSON, the top member of the bail, a trip-pin atl ELMER J. LAWRENCE. 

